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Volcanoes: Illustrated by Iceland
The volcanic island of Iceland is an ideal place to study volcanoes:
- it is located on a hot spot which coincides with the plate boundary of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge;
- it is an active volcanic area with many fresh lavas;
- its volcanoes are fed by different types of magma;
- there are unique interactions between lavas and glaciers;
- the lavas are well exposed with little vegetation cover;
- erosion has cut through the older volcanoes showing their internal structure;
- it is an increasingly popular holiday destination.
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Stuture cinder cone within a small caldera, Landmannalaugar.  |
The explosion crater maar of Viti, with steam from the Krafla geothermal power station.  |
Lava flows at Frostastadvatn. |
The explosion crater of Hrossaborg. |
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Spatter cone along a fracture at Liernjurkur.  |
The fracture popularly (but not accurately) regarded as the plate boundary between America and Eurasia.  |
The Fallsjokull glacier. |
The ice-covered "James Bond lake" at Jokulsarlon. |
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The Svartifoss waterall exploits columnar jointing in basalt lava.  |
The Skogafoss waterfall plunges over a former sea cliff.  |
Geopix Study Guide "Volcanoes; Illustrated by Iceland"
- provides a full account of volcanoes and volcanic processes;
- discusses the origins of magma;
- describes the main igneous rocks;
- illustrates the main volcanic features by examples mainly from from Iceland;
- is fully illustrated with many photographs;
- suggests some "areas to visit" in Iceland;
- includes a glossary of volcanic and igneous terms.
The Study Guide contains the following pages:
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